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Mr. Sawyer drove his car from his home to New York at the rate of 45 mph and returned over the same road at the rate of 40 mph. If his time returning exceeded his time going by 30 min, find his time going
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Mr. Sawyer drove his car from his home to New York at the rate of 45 mph and returned over the same road at the rate of 40 mph. If his time returning exceeded his time going by 30 min, find his time going and his time returning.

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Answer:

4 hours to get there

4.5 to come home

Explanation:

User MohamedSanaulla
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Took him four hours to get home from New York. If his trip to New York took 30 minutes longer, then his trip to Chicago took 4.5 hours. I think this is right!! hope it helped!!

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